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The storylines illustrate the human characteristics of doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel, and how their tremendous responsibilities affect their lives. Understaffed and overburdened, the doctors, first-year residents, and nurses of the chaotic hospital St. Eligius often rely on humor to cope with daily pressures. Presiding over them is the sagacious, avuncular Dr. Donald Westphall, vice chairman of the division of medicine. Other dedicated doctors, such as Annie Cavanero and Jack Morrison, struggle gamely against apathy, faceless bureaucrats, and demanding patients. Some of their colleagues are the talented surgeon Dr. Ben Samuels and the irrepressible Dr. Wayne Fiscus.

Drama · 1983 · 49 min

Starring Ed Flanders , William Daniels , Ed Begley Jr.

EPISODE 1

Pilot

Chaos abounds at St. Eligius as Dr. Cavanaro searches for a mental patient lost amid hospital bureaucracy, and Dr. Morrison fights to prevent a risky operation on a young girl with dysentery.

47 min · Apr 18, 1983
EPISODE 2

Bypass

A young woman, the victim of a terrorist bombing, fights for her life, while a conflicted Dr. Morrison must treat the reprehensible terrorist.

45 min · Apr 25, 1983
EPISODE 3

Down's Syndrome

Dr. Cavanaro must break the news to a young couple that their baby will be born with Down's Syndrome. Meanwhile, Dr. Beale pays a visit to the loathsome bomber, and an overworked Dr. White makes a near-fatal mistake.

47 min · May 2, 1983
EPISODE 4

Cora and Arnie

Cora and Arnie, a homeless couple, face a life-threatening medical decision, while Lillian and George, a middle-class couple, discover the surprising cost of a series of routine tests to determine the cause of Lillian's fainting spells.

47 min · May 9, 1983
EPISODE 5

Samuels and the Kid

Dr. Samuels is deeply affected when a precocious boy admitted for surgery reminds him of his own painful past, while Dr. Chandler tries to have a veteran nurse fired. Elsewhere, Dr. Fiscus surprises Dr. Martin with a romantic dinner, and Dr. Cavanaro delivers a baby in an unusual manner.

46 min · May 16, 1983
EPISODE 6

Legionnaires

Dr. Westphall suspects an outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Ward Five and clashes with a hospital administrator over whether to close down the ward or not.

47 min · Mar 25, 1983

Ed Flanders

Dr. Donald Westphall
William Daniels

Dr. Mark Craig
Ed Begley Jr.

Dr. Victor Ehrlich
David Morse

Dr. Jack Morrison
Howie Mandel

Dr. Wayne Fiscus
Christina Pickles

Nurse Helen Rosenthal
Denzel Washington

Dr. Phillip Chandler
Norman Lloyd

Dr. Daniel Auschlander
Bonnie Bartlett

Ellen Craig
Alfre Woodard

Dr. Roxanne Turner
David Birney

Dr. Ben Samuels

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Season 1

Drama

The storylines illustrate the human characteristics of doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel, and how their tremendous responsibilities affect their lives. Understaffed and overburdened, the doctors, first-year residents, and nurses of the chaotic hospital St. Eligius often rely on humor to cope with daily pressures. Presiding over them is the sagacious, avuncular Dr. Donald Westphall, vice chairman of the division of medicine. Other dedicated doctors, such as Annie Cavanero and Jack Morrison, struggle gamely against apathy, faceless bureaucrats, and demanding patients. Some of their colleagues are the talented surgeon Dr. Ben Samuels and the irrepressible Dr. Wayne Fiscus.

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